People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Lower middle income stood at 51.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Lower middle income peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 16.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 30.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 46.3% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 13 United Kingdom 97.8% compare
- 14 Poland 97.8% compare
- 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 Israel 97.2% compare
- 17 United States 97.0% compare
- 18 Germany 96.8% compare
- 19 Lithuania 96.4% compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0054 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Lower middle income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Lower middle income was 51.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.